Bruin Source

Delayed BS ep drop! Not a ton going on in the UCLA-verse, but we chat about Jrue Holiday's 2nd NBA championship, some recruiting updates for football and UCLA's 2024 Hall of Fame class. Check it all out right here!

Sorry for the delay, but better late than never right??? This is a Chancellor-centric episode with UCLA naming Julio Frenk as its 7th Chancellor to take over for Gene Block. In this one we chat about what his background is, how he's handled athletics during his tenure at University of Miami and how we think he'll impact UCLA's athletics. We also have a quick update on football recruiting and some...

We got a schedule-centric episode for you! As the offseason continues, we're getting some more clarity on what both football and MBB schedules will look like and we have some thoughts. Check it out right here!

We pay tribute to one of the greatest basketball players ever, trailblazing tv broadcasters and one of the most legendary Bruins of all time, Bill Walton. We chat about his larger than life persona, his incredible career while at UCLA and beyond and some of our own memories and interactions with him. Bill, we'll miss you. In other UCLA related news, we also chat about the renewal of the UCLA-Zona...

Bruin Source is back with a new episode! More importantly, Kevin is back too, meaning this isn't gonna be another boring 1-man show! In this one we chat about the road that led to Calimony, how ridiculous the entire concept is and how it could point to further dangers of how the UC Regents handle athletics in the future. We also discuss UCLA's Big 10 schedule for MBB and what some of our way-too-e...

Boom after boom after boom. That's the only way to describe how successful UCLA's recruiting is going right on. In this episode, we chat about Mick Cronin landing a late cycle freshman recruit in PG Trent Perry and how he'll fit into an absolutely STACKED roster. Secondly, we talk about Deshaun Foster's own successes in transfer recruiting, including landing a much needed edge rusher and adding so...

Bruin Source is back with a massive episode! Starting off, we chat about the Spring Game and what our takeaways were from the event. We also dive into Football recruiting and Foster's recent successes through the Transfer Portal. Speaking of recruiting, Mick Cronin continues to kill it on the trail, landing 2 more big transfers and we discuss how William Kyle III and Dominick Harris fit into the m...

Spring practice is almost over Bruins, but BS is here to give some of our takes on what's culminated thus far heading into the Spring Game. We also chat about the success of Friday Night Lights, UCLA's huge recruiting (and NIL) victory in getting Jay Toia back and what else Coach Foster should look for in the portal.  While Spring Ball goes on, Mick Cronin continues to absolutely crush the transfe...

Bruin Source is back with a transfer portal focused episode! We discuss Mick Cronin's absolute dominance of the transfer portal, chat about our latest commit Eric Dailey Jr. and what the MBB roster and lineup might look like next season.  In honor of Jackie Robinson Day this week, we also give a shoutout to the legend and talk about his deep UCLA roots and how he was breaking barriers as a college...

We have a big announcement that we can finally share! Bruin Source is officially representing UCLA on the College Huddle network! The College Huddle is the internet's largest community of independent, fan-driven college sports podcasts and we're super honored and excited to be joining! As a part of the College Huddle, we should be able to get more UCLA-related content out there, collab with other...

UCLA is officially done with basketball for the 2023-24 season...With WBB bowing out last weekend, we talk about Cori Close's tenure thus far, the loss to LSU and the media controversy surrounding the game. We also dive into MBB's transfer activity, why we think Cronin should retain the majority of the roster, who we'd be ok with moving on from and some names the Bruins are going after in the port...

Bruin fans, we have a WBB-centric episode for you with the team waltzing into the Sweet 16 and a massive matchup against LSU. We chat about the CBU and Creighton games and how the Bruins overwhelmed their opponents with their size and athleticism. We also chat about how Bruin fans need to absolutely be better at creating home court advantages. Lastly on the WBB front, we jump into what it'll take...

BS is back with a special March Madness (and Sadness...) episode for UCLA fans! In this one, we start off by looking back and what all went wrong for Mick Cronin and crew, what missing the NCAAs means for Cronin and the path to rebounding (literally and figuratively) next season. We also chat about March Madness for UCLA WBB, their 2 seed, the bracket of death they've been put in and what success...

Bruin fans, the Pac-12 has finally wrapped up (regular season at least!) and for the final time. In this one, BS discusses MBB's woes (though ending on a high note!) and WBB's semis L to Southern Cal. We also chat about Deshaun Foster's tenure so far and why Bruins should be happy about it. Check this all out right here!

Sup Bruin fans! In this ep of BS, we discuss UCLA's disastrous trip to Washington and the fallout from that. We also discuss football and analyze what an almost full coaching staff looks like. Check it out here!

It's official (kinda) that UCLA football has hired its OC...Bruin fans, esteemed NFL OC of KC Chiefs fame, Eric Bienemy is landing in Westwood. We chat about what Bienemy brings from an offensive perspective, what he needs to do to be successful and why this is a huge win (at least from a PR perspective) for UCLA. We also get into the straight up embarrassment of a loss UCLA MBB took this past Sat...

What's up Bruin fam! BS is back with a jam-packed, brand new episode. We chat about the football side of things and look at the OC search and some names being thrown around for the role. We also dive into UCLA MBB's win-streak coming to an end with a brutal, buzzer beating L against Utah, and the upcoming rivalry game against the hated Southern Cal Trojans. Lastly, we quickly cover WBB's own heart...

New coach, new episode! We've got a ton of UCLA football to discuss in this one: Chip's final days and exit, Deshaun Foster being named Head Coach and why the Bruin community needs to rally around him immediately. We also chat about basketball and Mick Cronin's crew on an absolute heater and in the thick of things in the Pac-12 race. Lastly, we chat about the women's team and Lauren Betts' return....

BS is back better than ever and we've got a lot to cover about UCLA in this one! First up, we chat about the dire state of the football program and Chip Kelly's active job hunting (for demotions???). On a happier note, we also chat all about the epic turnaround Mick Cronin's basketball program has made over the past several games and chat about what we think COULD happen in the final stretch of th...

Bruin Source is back in 2024 after a little holiday hiatus! We have a lot to talk about in this one, including the Salt Lake Slaughter and the post-Slaughter signs of life, including one of the most unhinged games of all time (looking at you Bobby Hurley and ASU). It's also a big rivalry week against Arizona and we chat about what we want to see out of UCLA. Check it all out right here!

Bowl season is officially upon us and UCLA has the distinct privilege of playing in one of the earliest (and straight up weirdest) bowls of the year in the LA Bowl. We talk about the state of the roster going into this game, some major roster news and what winning (or losing) would mean for the program.  We also chat about UCLA MBB's recent L to Villanova in Philly. We're not quite ready to hit th...

In this episode of BS, we chat about how the UCLA football program continues to crumble. This time, we discuss D'anton Lynn's defection, DC expectations, transfer portal out of Westwood heating up and some quick LA Bowl notes. We also chat some basketball with UCLA's squeaker over UCR and the women's team going down to Arkansas and taking the Razorbacks down. Check it all out right here!

“I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.” - Ernest Hemingway Everything with UCLA football feels broken. Leadership is broken. The fanbase is broken. the paths forward are closed and there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. In this episode we discuss the overall state of the program, the new depths we've fallen to, the future of UCLA football, how Mar...

What a glorious weekend for Bruin alum and fans- UCLA marched into the Coliseum and absolutely demolished the Trojans like the trash they are. Hope you all are flexin' on any Trojans you know! We chat about how the Bruins won this game, what we think that may mean for Chip Kelly's tenure at UCLA (hint: we still think he should be fired) and quickly chat about Cal.  On the other side of the coin, w...

In what is usually a week full of fanfare and fun, Beat $C week is feeling incredibly drab and depressing this year. Why? Cuz it's officially time to give ol' Chip Kelly the boot and take UCLA football in a new direction. We chat about the abomination of a football game against ASU, why Chip 100% must be fired as soon as humanly possible and a preview dumpster fire vs. dogshit fire in this year's...